Curbside gardens can pose such a challenge: 1. The soil is usually fill dirt saturated with limestone from the concrete. 2. Heat and exhaust from passing cars are hard on plants. 3. They’re difficult …

Aren’t the magnolias (above) beautiful this year? It’s so heartening to see trees so tough they’re laughing at the drought that has the rest of us so frustrated. The catalpas were great too . . . . . …